Group Accountant
- Recruiter
- Trace Recruitment
- Location
-
London
London (Central)London (Greater)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 28 Mar 2023
- Closes
- 31 Mar 2023
- Ref
- 525729
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A leading independent insurance broker require a Group Accountant to be responsible for preparing management and external reporting for the Group on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis as required. The role will also be responsible for supporting the fund finance activities of the Group in and associated investment funds.
Responsibilities
Skills & Experience
Essential
Education & Qualifications
Essential:
The salary for the role pays £55,000 - £70,000
For immediate consideration or to find out more information about this role, please contact Chris MacDonald at Trace Recruitment.
Responsibilities
- Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reporting in meeting internal and external reporting requirements.
- Maintaining the books and records by:
- o Preparing journals (including fair value adjustments, payroll, corporate costs & recharges, legal and other adviser fees, and employee benefit trusts);
- o Submitting general ledger postings;
- o Completing bank and intercompany reconciliations;
- o Preparing account reconciliations and collating supporting data as required;
- o Updating the lease accounting system for leases held by the Tara Group; and
- o Preparing statutory accounts.
- Preparing valuations, based on standard valuation models, to support investment entity accounting for insurance, non-insurance and venture capital equity investments and loan/ convertible loan investments.
- Supporting the Technical and Group Accounting Controller to design and implement new accounting processes as required due to new bank accounts and other activities.
- Supporting the Group by:
- o Liaising with fund managers and administrators to structure and set up funds;
- o Managing know your customer requests and regulatory compliance;
- o Supporting fund operations including net asset valuation reporting and drawing fees; and
- o Set up of bank accounts as required, monitoring transactions, and completion of bank reconciliations.
- Assisting with ad-hoc tasks
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Big 4 (within external audit) with industry experience.
- IFRS technical accounting/ accounting policy experience (IFRS, FRS 102 and FRS 101).
- Ability to write well, and strong communication skills generally.
- Valuations and/ or investment entity accounting experience.
- Adaptability, ability to embrace and respond positively to change.
- Analytical and investigative skills, logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Education & Qualifications
Essential:
- Qualified ACA (or equivalent), with relevant fund experience.
- Initiative, proactivity, enquiring approach, resourcefulness.
- Strong Excel skills.
The salary for the role pays £55,000 - £70,000
For immediate consideration or to find out more information about this role, please contact Chris MacDonald at Trace Recruitment.